Police Shooting in Newark: One Suspect Dead, Another Wounded

Police Involved Shooting in Newark

• 🚨 A police-involved shooting occurred on Hanford Street in Newark's south ward, resulting in one fatality and one injury.
• 📍 The incident took place around 1:37 PM near 60 Hanford Street, outside a corner liquor store.
• 🕵️ The state attorney general's office is investigating the shooting due to police involvement.

Eyewitness Accounts and Details

• 🚗 Reports indicate one man was sitting in a car when undercover officers approached, and shots were fired.
• ❓ It is unclear if there was an exchange of gunfire between the officers and the individuals in the car.
• 🗣️ Witnesses described hearing multiple shots and one person stating the victim did not have a gun.

Investigation and Victim Information

• 🚓 Newark police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office were present at the scene.
• 📰 The name of the victim who was killed has not yet been released by authorities.
• 🎤 Reporter Anthony Johnson provided live updates from the scene on Freeling Heisen and Evergreen.